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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 lift a collapsible wire mesh gabion into position on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 11, 2009. The battalion is deployed to Afghanistan to provide contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force.

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U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 lift a collapsible wire mesh gabion into position on Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 11, 2009. The battalion is deployed to Afghanistan to provide contingency construction support to allies and members of the NATO International Security Assistance Force.

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